Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Since February 2022, the UN High Commission on Refugees reports that nearly 14 million people have been displaced from their homes in Ukraine—most of them seeking safety and shelter in other countries. More than 9 million of them crossed the border into Poland alone. Dawid Adach, a co-founder of technology company MDBootstrap and former EO Poland president from 2021-22, partnered with fellow EO members Szymon Boniecki, Jakub Szalaty and many others across Europe and North America to fundraise, c

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

When a new technology comes to market, we often look for “native” applications of that technology. What is a “native” AI application? What is a “native” Web3 application? I have not seen a better articulation of “native” than my partner Albert’s post from 2009 on native mobile applications. He started out by laying out the new primitives that mobile smartphones made available to developers.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here. Hello! If you had the day off for President’s Day, we hope it was a peaceful transition into work today. Please send good vibes to Haje as he figures out what to do with his damaged car (it’s a long story). Meanwhile, today’s Black History Month recommendation comes from Henry on “ Blues Legacies and Black Feminism ” by Angela Davis.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

An Economic Vehicle With a Societal Mandate, Screendoor Backs Emerging Managers from Underrepresented Groups My hope for Screendoor is clear, if not simple: we’re going to be the largest, and most impactful, investor in emerging managers. Our strategy for accomplishing this is to focus on new firms led primarily by underrepresented VCs, back them meaningfully, and support them via a community of peers, advisors, and institutional LPs.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Caroline Hogan Contributor Share on Twitter Caroline Hogan is senior director of vendor marketing at Gartner Digital Markets , where she helps software providers accelerate growth. Many startups are feeling the pressure in today’s uncertain economic climate, but for SaaS companies, the next 12 months could present major opportunities for growth: 70% of small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) globally are reporting higher investments in technology this year, according to Gartner Digital Markets.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Indian startup FreshToHome, which sells fresh fish and meat to consumers in the South Asian market and the Middle East region, has courted a new backer: Amazon. Amazon, through its India-focused Smbhav Venture Fund , has led a $104 million Series D financing round in the Bengaluru-headquartered startup, the two said Tuesday. The new round for the startup, which also counts the development arm of the American government among its backers, also saw participation from the government of Dubai and Ir

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Y Combinator

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

There will likely be a recession in 2023, and the major downsides to starting a startup are obvious: There is less money in the system so selling and fundraising are harder; investors have less money to invest and companies have less money to spend on products. But these are also reasons it’s an especially good time to start a startup, especially with YC.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

I try to keep things fresh, so I was dismayed to realize that I’d used the word “downturn” in two different headlines this morning. Despite the quickening pace of layoffs, there is some good news for SaaS startups: 70% of SMBs plan to increase IT spending in 2023, and the procurement process is getting faster. According to Caroline Hogan, senior director of vendor marketing at Gartner Digital Markets, this means companies can boost growth and revenue just by studying buyer deci

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Understanding VC groupthink and how to use it to your advantage Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

U.K.-based Amadeus Capital Partners and Austria’s Apex Ventures are pooling their collective venture capital (VC) resources for a new fund specifically targeted at early-stage deep tech startups. The duo have raised an initial €28 million ($30 million) for the Amadeus Apex Technology Fund, with plans to close it out at €80 million ($85 million).

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Founder Bounty

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Being laid off can be a difficult experience, but it can also be an opportunity to explore new income streams through side hustles. Here are some of the best side hustles for people who have been laid off: Freelance work: If you have skills in writing, design, programming, or other fields, you can offer your services as a freelancer through online platforms such as Upwork, Fiverr, and Freelancer.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Replicate , a startup that runs machine learning models in the cloud, today launched out of stealth with $17.8 million in venture capital backing; $12.5 million of the total came from a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Y Combinator, Sequoia and angel investors including Figma CEO Dylan Field and Vercel’s Guillermo Rauch, while the rest was from a previously undisclosed seed round.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Learn from the founder of MGMT Accelerator Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Tracksuit , a New Zealand-based brand tracking startup, wants to take on traditional market research players by offering a more affordable, accessible brand insights tool. “Market research and brand tracking has been around for a long time, and it usually consists of a consultant coming in on a quarterly or biannual basis with a 100-page slide deck and a lot of complex data that looks behind not forward,” Matt Herbert, co-founder and co-CEO of Tracksuit, told TechCrunch, noting that

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

What kinds of risks do founders take when they pitch their startups?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

If the last year has taught us anything, it’s that VCs let their portfolio companies get away with a lot. No balance sheet? No problem ; here’s a $32 billion valuation. No proven product-market fit and your last venture cost investors billions? Here’s a check worth more than all Black founders raised in 2021’s otherwise record-breaking year.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

JERUSALEM, Feb. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alpha Tau Medical Ltd. (Nasdaq: DRTS, DRTSW) (“Alpha Tau,” or the “Company”), the developer of the innovative alpha-radiation cancer therapy Alpha DaRT™, announced today that the Company plans to participate in Citi’s 2023 Healthcare Services, Medtech, Tools & HCIT Conference on March 1, 2023 taking place at Citi HQ Conference Center in New York City.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Roman Kumar Vyas Contributor Roman Kumar Vyas , CEO and founder of Refocus , is a serial entrepreneur with over 12 years of experience in fintech, edtech, startups and digital transformation. He is also a mentor at 500 Startups and an angel investor. While some experts expect a second honeymoon period for edtech, founders in the space need to change their tactics and learn how to get more results with less money.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Persuade your readers to take action—without being sleazy.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

You would expect the co-founder of a startup that improves on traditional slide presentations to hate tools like PowerPoint. But that’s not the case with Mayuresh Patole, the CEO of Chronicle. He says he loved PowerPoint and before becoming a founder, spent 10 years building presentations, including stints teaching university students how to make engaging ones, and then at his first job at a consultant at BCG.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The process of acquiring venture capital can stir up quite a few emotions in an early-stage founder: Excitement. Fear. A sense of doing something incredibly important. The incredible degree of pressure in knowing that you need this money to be successful. However, as many founders have discovered, chasing that venture capital funding can be incredibly time-consuming, expensive, and frustrating.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Swap Robotics entered our orbit last year, when the firm was a finalist for our Battlefield competition at Disrupt 2022. In a world full of robot mowers, the startup grabbed the judges’ attention with a modular design that allows for the titular quick swapping of batteries and functionality with attachments for things like snowplowing. The firm also made waves with a far more specialized focus than most.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

With inflation rates still naggingly high and recession fears creeping across cable news and social media, it seems… The post The Ins and Outs of Reselling: From Extra Cash to a Side Hustle appeared first on StartupNation.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Green Labs , a South Korean agtech startup that raised $140 million (170 billion won) Series C in January last year, is cutting a significant number of jobs. People familiar with the matter confirmed to TechCrunch earlier rumors by local media outlets that a workforce deduction would happen. Green Labs, which now has over 650 employees, is laying off some of its workers as part of a restructuring after doubling employees following its Series C funding.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

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